About
KYII – Born in Kyiv, Raised on the Internet
/kai·eye-eye/
How It Started
When the sirens over Kyiv got louder than my record collection, I shelved my dream of a local tee shop and went global instead.
The name is a tribute to Kyi, founder of my hometown; the extra I stands for International—because good art shouldn’t need a passport, especially when yours is stamped with shrapnel.
The Spark
Five years of tinkering starting with Disco Diffusion + some home-brewed models, and later Stable Diffusion and Midjourney turned my laptop into a portal of weird possibilities. I wanted tees that made people double-take and grin; Ukraine’s shelves were empty, so I built the shelf.
The KYII Recipe
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Prompt Chaos – Toss absurd ideas into AI, surf the latent space.
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Human Remix – Pull the best frames, tweak in Photoshop, add my fingerprints.
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Real-World Ink – Print on American Apparel 1301 blanks via DTG today; move to custom-cut, screen-printed stock tomorrow.
Why Bother?
Because the planet runs better when people laugh. Every design is a portable punchlines—or mini art pieces, if you’re in gallery mode. Even if you never buy a shirt, our meme drops aim to hijack your feed with a quick serotonin hit.
Quality Without the Buzzwords
No mystery mills, no “premium” poly blend that melts in the dryer. Everything’s traceable. If a blank or print process flunks my wash-and-wear torture tests, it’s dead to me.
Odd Fact You’ll Remember
I proof every new graphic while feeding my sourdough starter. If the dough passes the vibe check, the design ships.
The Scoreboard
1000,000 smiles by 2029. Every grin, eye-roll-turned-chuckle, or shared meme moves the counter.
Life is absurd—dress accordingly.